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Writing Again (and I'm done with themed anthologies)

Following a minor bout of cancer (featuring surgeries and 6 months of chemotherapy), I'm writing again! Having spent some time reviewing my writing career to date, I note with a degree of dismay that while I've had some material published, I'm not super happy with all of it. In the past I've pandered to the whims of the industry in order to get stories out. Well, I'm done with that. Now I'm writing what I want to write. No more < 5,000 word stories about "blue aliens on exoplanets", simply because a publisher somewhere decided that's what they wanted for their next anthology. I know it may seem a little hypocritical, given that I helped come up with the theme of A Hand of Knaves (and I stand by it), but I'm allowed to be hypocritical if the mood takes me. And the mood does take me.  From now on I'm writing whatever the hell I want. It might not get published, but it'll be mine and I think I'll be a lot happier with that.  Let...
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A Hand of Knaves Submissions Open!

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Submissions for A Hand of Knaves - a new anthology from CSFG Publishing - ARE OPEN!! The editorial team has already put in a lot of effort to ensure this will be a great anthology, and just look at the card art already completed by award-winning artist Shauna O'Meara. Head over to the CSFG Publishing site to find all the details and once you've read the guidelines, submit to knaves.anthology.csfg@gmail.com . Leife and I are ready to read your fantastic stories!
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